PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9545519

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMarch AFB California

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP — LOCATION
7
27 Jan 53 27/16 :00Z
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
2 Airmen HNSUFFICIENT DNTA FOR EVALUALION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient data fro evaluation. Duration not included as is
One manner or disappearence. Sounds like balloon.
5. LENGTH OF OBSER 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION TION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Not Roported Silver oval shaped object traveled at a speed varying from
5. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION hovering to very fast. to very fast. Object travdl ed in an apparent Objeet trava ed in an apparent straig straiht ht
course and apponred to course and appenred to wabble fron side to side during wabble fron side to side dhring move- move-
Ground-Visual ment. Object appoared to
7. COURSE
Varied Varied
.PHOTOS . PHOTOS
X Ye D
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
Yes
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FORM
Provious oditions of thie form may be used.
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moys-
ment only. The oval shape was cle Guring absancs of glow
2. Sighting o8 PST. 2
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distances always distinguishabla as aircraft,
5. Weather com
B. Viaibility unlimited.
DOD DIR 5200.10
Cloud cover none.
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DISTRIBUTION
CC: CG, SAC CC: Chief, Air Tech Intel Center
CG, 15th 7 ATTN: ATlAl-2c, "right-Patterson,
CG, 12th AD Chio
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